A Groovi Get Together

Evening,

We have spent the most enjoyable day playing with Groovi. This is very definitely one of those classes where I take a backseat and become the pupil, learning much from one of our number who is passionate about this wonderful craft.

This is just one of Sylvie's amazing creations, my birthday card from last year.

I'm sure that she won't mind me sharing it with you.

I always try and create a tag of instructions for them to take home. A little prompt for them when they are playing, a visual reminder of how to do a particular technique. This is my very basic offering from today.

I know that there will always be somebody that comes to class for the social gathering rather than the technique, so I try and provide an alternative should they prefer it. 

In this case I took along some fabulous Clarity stamp and stencil sets. My second tag gave them tips for mounting vellum/parchment onto a card, so I used one of the stamps for my visual reminder on my tag.

We rounded off the day with a Chinese takeaway and a good natter. There is nothing nicer than an evening spent with friends. We must do it again.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Groovi Snowdrops

 Afternoon,

Today should have been our first class of the New Year followed by a celebratory Takeaway, but since several of our number have had recent brushes with Covid and even possible shingles, we have decided to postpone our get together for a fortnight.

We were starting off gently with a nice relaxing play with all things Groovi, so here are a couple of cards that I made using a mixture of plates.

Snowdrops always make me think of my Dad. We had a large clump of them at home that were always referred to as his for some reason. And of course that also make me think of spring and warmer weather, which can't come quick enough for me lol.

I used another mixture of plates for this card,

along with a peel-off sentiment.

Postponing the class wasn't all bad news, since it has enabled me to finally get my hair done. So now I am going to spend another afternoon catching up on some crafty projects from my 'To Do' pile. At least I won't be adding to the pile today with there being no class, so that is a result.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

Hugs Kimx

Vellum Florals

Evening,

A couple of cards tonight using one of Jane's fabulous floral stamps from Woodware.

I stamped and embossed the image onto parchment paper using Versamark ink and white embossing powder.

I then coloured the image on the reverse of the parchment using vibrant coloured inks.

The panel on this card has been created in the same manner only this time with the addition of some dry embossing.

I did some white work on the reverse of the parchment and added a frame using one of my groovi plates.

I managed another trip to the gym today. Twice in one week that's pretty amazing for me just at the moment.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

 

Groovi Hearts

Evening Everyone,
I thought that I would share some Groovi with you tonight. It's not my usual thing but I do enjoy it, although I get very little time to work on it.

The Crafty Girls love it, so we try and fit in a class every 5-6 weeks. They are always very quiet classes as everyone is concentrating so hard. It's always like that with colouring classes as well, you could hear a pin drop lol.

I used a lovely floral heart Groovi plate and Clarity parchment. The design shows up beautifully on the coloured paper.

I created a border around each of the designs using the rectangular borders.

Parchment/vellum is notoriously difficult to attach. I have used a combination of glue hidden under part of the design, Pearl's or Brad's. I also have some sheets of tiny sticky dots which are also very good at sticking down vellum. It is easier to hide with the coloured vellum than it is translucent.

I also used the rectangular dies with the Picot edge to cut the white mattes. Sorry for the rather out of focus picture, I hadn't realized it was like this until it was too late. I will have to retake the photo...... when I remember.

The white work shows up rather nicely with this patterned  parchment.
Thanks for stopping by.
Stay safe and craft.
Hugs Kimx

Green - Day 4 and a very Happy Birthday Barbara

Evening All
Day 4 in my series of Green cards in support of the CCM Challenge.

This is my first try at Picot cutting around a Groovi design.

I'm not too unhappy with it although I definitely need more practice.

I do love this rose design, and I added a frame around it.

Fairly simple compared to what my lovely friend Sylvie does, and a fairly appropriate post given that it is Barbara Grays birthday today, and she created the Groovi system.
Have a great weekend.
Happy crafting and hugs
Kimx

LOTV to the rescue again

Evening Everyone,
Well it looks like my second post from yesterday went live so let's see if I'm pushing my luck by trying another post :O)
I did finally manage to get a little bit of crafting done on Sunday, due to a couple of very last minute requests from my daughters.

 First a New Home card.

Once again I opted for the fabulous LOTV Simply Print digi images.

They are an absolute god send when you need to make last minute cute cards.

Chloe has her last swimming lesson on Sunday so Becki needed a Thank You card.
Unlike Emma she is really not enjoying the structure of the sessions very much, so I decided that this fabulous image was much more Chloe's style of water play.
Not that I am suggesting that she is a drinker you understand, although she does get through an awful lot of juice over the course of a day.

Next a couple of  Baby Congratulation cards.

I love all of the really cute images that you can find at the LOTV Etsy shop.

Finally I used this little cutie with a fabulous Groovi background that I found in my stash.
All in all a very successful day. I told you they made it easy to create cards in a hurry.
Have a great evening.
Happy stamping and hugs
Kimx